Time to Stop Supporting the Girl Scouts

For a few years now I have been seeing stories about how the Girl Scouts are pushing abortion harder and harder. At first the references to the organization’s campaign in favor of abortion was disparate and isolated. But now that they are pushing for Texas candidate Wendy Davis, it’s finally all too much. It is time to stop supporting the Girl Scouts.

For me, in years past I maintained that you shouldn’t hold the national organization to task for what local groups did. But as the connections mounted year in and year out, it all became too much to ignore. Now, despite what the national organization claims, it is simply impossible to believe that the GS doesn’t materially support abortion quite despite what they claim as an official policy.

Several national pro-life groups have banded together this year to officially boycott the Girl Scouts over its support of abortion, most especially its ties to the baby-killing group Planned Parenthood.

Granted the Girl Scouts claim that their official position on abortion is to have no position on abortion. But the GS’s actions speak to the opposite.

In fact, the GS denies that they have any ties at all to Planned Parenthood. However, they have recently come to tout Texas abortion pusher Wendy Davis as an important “role model” for their girls and have in the past pushed Planned Parenthood leaders and operatives as “role models” for girls to look up to. The GS has also frequently pushed Planned Parenthood resources on their girls.

But to have “no position” would mean to avoid connecting with it pro or con in order to avoid a defacto position through support, yet the GS is thoroughly connected to Planned Parenthood despite the “no position” claim.

The ties between the two groups have been questioned ever since former Girl Scouts CEO Kathy Cloninger admitted on NBC’s The Today Show: “We partner with many organizations. We have relationships with…Planned Parenthood organizations across the country.” See the video here.

Then, in a national survey, seventeen Girl Scouts councils admit to partnering with Planned Parenthood; many other councils refuse to answer the survey question. Of the 315 Girl Scout councils in the U.S., 17 councils reported having a relationship with Planned Parenthood and its affiliates, and 49 reported they do not. The other 249 refused to disclose any relationship.

In 2010-2011 Girls Scouts in New York partnered with Planned Parenthood for a sex-ed program, “Real Life. Real Talk.” The program website touts their partners: “Real Life. Real Talk. is proud to count the following organizations, faith communities and companies as partners: …Girl Scouts of NYPENN Pathways.”

This is all a bit much for a group that has no ties to Planned Parenthood or one that doesn’t push abortion, isn’t it?

So, a group of pro-life advocates have launched a petition to let the Scouts know that they are on the wrong path.

The coalition of pro-life organizations that are boycotting sales of the cookies is: LifeNews, American Life League, the Pro-Life Action League, the Radiance Foundation, blogger Jill Stanek, the National Black Pro-Life Union, the Issues4Life Foundation, and Life Coalition International.

Finally, do the Girl Scouts have a right to push abortion on their little girls if they want to? Sure they do. And we have a corresponding right to protest their actions, boycott their fundraising, and attempt to persuade them to stop pushing abortion.

So, join us in pressuring the GS into actually fulfilling its “no opinion” policy and eschewing all connections to Planned Parenthood.

Warner Todd Huston

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A man pulled a gun on a girl scout 2 days ago that was selling cookies, little girls are getting verbally attacked at their cookie tables. This is what all the hatred that these groups are spreading is doing!

A man pulled a gun on a girl scout 2 days ago that was selling cookies, little girls are getting verbally attacked at their cookie tables. This is what all the hatred that these groups are spreading is doing!

A man pulled a gun on a girl scout 2 days ago that was selling cookies, little girls are getting verbally attacked at their cookie tables. This is what all the hatred that these groups are spreading is doing!

I ABSOLUTELY disagree with the notion that any one other than a parent, to a minor child, has any right what so ever, to speak of these topics to any child, in any form.. If my minor child is ever approached like this, there is going to be some BROKEN NOSES, FAT LIPS, guaranteed !!

I ABSOLUTELY disagree with the notion that any one other than a parent, to a minor child, has any right what so ever, to speak of these topics to any child, in any form.. If my minor child is ever approached like this, there is going to be some BROKEN NOSES, FAT LIPS, guaranteed !!

Why do the pro-life people always insist that the only thing planned parenthood does is abortions! They also offer prenatal care, womens health exams, birth control, abuse counseling, family resources, etc. Quit boycotting organizations that help the communities you live in, or have ties your community (GSA/BSA) or even organizations that are teaching our children values and morality, something parents today are sadly lacking in teaching thier children today.

Why do the pro-life people always insist that the only thing planned parenthood does is abortions! They also offer prenatal care, womens health exams, birth control, abuse counseling, family resources, etc. Quit boycotting organizations that help the communities you live in, or have ties your community (GSA/BSA) or even organizations that are teaching our children values and morality, something parents today are sadly lacking in teaching thier children today.

Why do the pro-life people always insist that the only thing planned parenthood does is abortions! They also offer prenatal care, womens health exams, birth control, abuse counseling, family resources, etc. Quit boycotting organizations that help the communities you live in, or have ties your community (GSA/BSA) or even organizations that are teaching our children values and morality, something parents today are sadly lacking in teaching thier children today.

A MESSAGE FROM THE GOD OF ALL CREATION TO THOSE ABORTIONISTS! GOD SAYS,” THOU SHALT NOT KILL!” Deuteronomy 5:17. Let me be as clear as possible, YOU SHALL DO NO MURDER! Proverbs 6: 16. These six things doth the Lord hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him: 17. A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed INNOCENT BLOOD ! YAHWEH HAS SPOKEN: HIS WORDS!

The sin of abortion is a forgivable sin, BUT, a person must confess and repent of their sin to the LORD JESUS; I John 1:8-9
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THE MEANING OF LIFE! The GOD of all creation made me! The GOD who made me LOVES me!! The GOD who made me and loves me wants to LIVE IN ME AND THROUGH ME!!!
John 14:23 Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him. /
Revelation 3:20 Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me !!!

This is what YESHUA HAS SAID ON THE MATTER!! AMEN!
ABORTION ROBS GOD OF NEW HUMANS TO LOVE AND FELLOWSHIP WITH AND DWELL IN! THAT, IS WHY YAHWEH (GOD) HATES ABORTION!

A MESSAGE FROM THE GOD OF ALL CREATION TO THOSE ABORTIONISTS! GOD SAYS,” THOU SHALT NOT KILL!” Deuteronomy 5:17. Let me be as clear as possible, YOU SHALL DO NO MURDER! Proverbs 6: 16. These six things doth the Lord hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him: 17. A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed INNOCENT BLOOD ! YAHWEH HAS SPOKEN: HIS WORDS!

The sin of abortion is a forgivable sin, BUT, a person must confess and repent of their sin to the LORD JESUS; I John 1:8-9
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THE MEANING OF LIFE! The GOD of all creation made me! The GOD who made me LOVES me!! The GOD who made me and loves me wants to LIVE IN ME AND THROUGH ME!!!
John 14:23 Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him. /
Revelation 3:20 Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me !!!

This is what YESHUA HAS SAID ON THE MATTER!! AMEN!
ABORTION ROBS GOD OF NEW HUMANS TO LOVE AND FELLOWSHIP WITH AND DWELL IN! THAT, IS WHY YAHWEH (GOD) HATES ABORTION!

Thank you Todd, well-researched and insightful as always. No more boy scouts, no more girl scouts. Looks like we need to start our own troops, the libs already brainwash our children in school, don’t need them in our extracurricular activities too.

Thank you Todd, well-researched and insightful as always. No more boy scouts, no more girl scouts. Looks like we need to start our own troops, the libs already brainwash our children in school, don’t need them in our extracurricular activities too.

Here is the TRUTH about the Girl Scout cookies straight from Girl Scouts!
Get the Facts About Girl Scout Cookies!

We all know that buying Girl Scout Cookies does a world of good, but where exactly does the cookie money go?

One hundred percent of the money that a council and its troops raise through the Girl Scout Cookie Program stays with that council and its troops. Again, let there be no question: all of the revenue from cookie activitiesâ€”every penny after paying the bakerâ€”stays with the Girl Scout council. Girl Scout councils offer a wide variety of recognition items, program- and store-related credits, and travel experiences that girls are eligible to earn individually based on their sales. Girl Scout councils do not provide any portion of their cookie revenue to Girl Scouts of the USA.

The Girl Scout Cookie Program is an important program for girls. Through this program, girls not only learn goal setting, but decision making, money management, people skills, and business ethicsâ€”aspects essential to leadership, to success, and to life. Girl Scouts selling Girl Scout Cookies set their own money-earning goals for the season. They may decide to donate troop proceeds to a local animal hospital or use their hard-earned money to help fund a back-to-nature wilderness adventure. Whatever the specific goals and outcomes, we assure you that selling cookies does great things for girlsâ€¦

Should people be concerned about where the money goes?

As weâ€™ve made clear, absolutely not! Girl Scout cookie sales fund the amazing work that Girl Scouts do to improve communities nationwideâ€”including yours. Through Girl Scouting, including our beloved Girl Scout Cookie Program, girls discover the fun and friendship that life holds, developing to their full potential and gaining values that will guide their actions along the way.

More background: in the United States, More than 59 million American women were Girl Scouts as girls, and through our 100-year-plus history, our mission has remained constant: to build girls of courage, confidence, and character, who make the world a better place.

Psst, hereâ€™s a tip: if you want to know more about where the money goes, ask a Girl Scout! She would probably love to give you the full scoop.

Why do some people voice concern about Girl Scout Cookies?

In short, itâ€™s because theyâ€™ve been fed false information about the Girl Scout Cookie Program, which frankly is nothing new. As such a large organization, Girl Scouts is occasionally a target for outside entities with clear agendas. A fundamental piece you should know is that Girl Scouts does not advocate one way or another with regard to what we perceive as private issues best handled by families. Personal matters are just thatâ€”personal and privateâ€”and should be addressed accordingly.

And hey, letâ€™s let the girls have fun! We ask that adults keep adult conversations to themselves. Approaching girls with salacious materials at a cookie sale is not acceptable.

Should I buy Girl Scout Cookies?

For all the great reasons above, we certainly think so! Following a diet that looks less than favorably on sweet treats? You should know that Girl Scouts have the option of participating in a council-approved “Gift of Caring” or “Cookie Share” program that allows them to collect cookie box donations for military personnel serving overseas. Ask us more about it!

To drive our point home: when a Girl Scout sells you cookies, she’s building a lifetime of skills and confidence. Through Girl Scouting and the Girl Scout Cookie Program, girls learn they can be and do anything they set their minds to. And why wouldnâ€™t you want to be a part of that?

Here is the TRUTH about the Girl Scout cookies straight from Girl Scouts!
Get the Facts About Girl Scout Cookies!

We all know that buying Girl Scout Cookies does a world of good, but where exactly does the cookie money go?

One hundred percent of the money that a council and its troops raise through the Girl Scout Cookie Program stays with that council and its troops. Again, let there be no question: all of the revenue from cookie activitiesâ€”every penny after paying the bakerâ€”stays with the Girl Scout council. Girl Scout councils offer a wide variety of recognition items, program- and store-related credits, and travel experiences that girls are eligible to earn individually based on their sales. Girl Scout councils do not provide any portion of their cookie revenue to Girl Scouts of the USA.

The Girl Scout Cookie Program is an important program for girls. Through this program, girls not only learn goal setting, but decision making, money management, people skills, and business ethicsâ€”aspects essential to leadership, to success, and to life. Girl Scouts selling Girl Scout Cookies set their own money-earning goals for the season. They may decide to donate troop proceeds to a local animal hospital or use their hard-earned money to help fund a back-to-nature wilderness adventure. Whatever the specific goals and outcomes, we assure you that selling cookies does great things for girlsâ€¦

Should people be concerned about where the money goes?

As weâ€™ve made clear, absolutely not! Girl Scout cookie sales fund the amazing work that Girl Scouts do to improve communities nationwideâ€”including yours. Through Girl Scouting, including our beloved Girl Scout Cookie Program, girls discover the fun and friendship that life holds, developing to their full potential and gaining values that will guide their actions along the way.

More background: in the United States, More than 59 million American women were Girl Scouts as girls, and through our 100-year-plus history, our mission has remained constant: to build girls of courage, confidence, and character, who make the world a better place.

Psst, hereâ€™s a tip: if you want to know more about where the money goes, ask a Girl Scout! She would probably love to give you the full scoop.

Why do some people voice concern about Girl Scout Cookies?

In short, itâ€™s because theyâ€™ve been fed false information about the Girl Scout Cookie Program, which frankly is nothing new. As such a large organization, Girl Scouts is occasionally a target for outside entities with clear agendas. A fundamental piece you should know is that Girl Scouts does not advocate one way or another with regard to what we perceive as private issues best handled by families. Personal matters are just thatâ€”personal and privateâ€”and should be addressed accordingly.

And hey, letâ€™s let the girls have fun! We ask that adults keep adult conversations to themselves. Approaching girls with salacious materials at a cookie sale is not acceptable.

Should I buy Girl Scout Cookies?

For all the great reasons above, we certainly think so! Following a diet that looks less than favorably on sweet treats? You should know that Girl Scouts have the option of participating in a council-approved “Gift of Caring” or “Cookie Share” program that allows them to collect cookie box donations for military personnel serving overseas. Ask us more about it!

To drive our point home: when a Girl Scout sells you cookies, she’s building a lifetime of skills and confidence. Through Girl Scouting and the Girl Scout Cookie Program, girls learn they can be and do anything they set their minds to. And why wouldnâ€™t you want to be a part of that?